Cuomo: Teacher-Evaluation Talks Face Firm Deadline

ALBANY — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a warning to his largest city and its teachers union: Get your homework in on time. There will be no extension.

New York City and the United Federation of Teachers have 10 days to cut a deal on a new teacher-evaluation system before a state-imposed deadline. If talks fail, the city’s public-school system stands to lose at least $250 million in state funding, or about 1% of the Department of Education’s annual budget.

The two sides continued sparring over the weekend and Monday, without any signs of movement.

“They don’t need to bother asking for an extension,” Cuomo said Monday, “because there will be no extension.”